Poor waste management has been a major problem to human existence and it affects both rural and urban areas. Various methods of waste disposal exist and this study assessed the waste management practices among residents of Owerri Municipal, Imo state, Nigeria. It was a descriptive cross sectional study in which a total of 282 residents of Owerri Municipal were selected by multistage sampling technique and studied using self and interviewer administered questionnaires. The results showed that 90% of respondents were aware of waste management while 97.5% had positive attitude towards it.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/assessment-waste-management-practices-among-residents-owerri-municipal-imo-state
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/p-o-u-adogu
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-uwakwe
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/n-b-egenti-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-environmental-protection
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-solid-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nigeria
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/garbage
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
